Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #transportpolicy, aggregated by home.social.
How poor public transport policy is putting the brake on cities | Letters
By Guardian Staff
David Andrews suggests a tram network could be the answer to London’s clogged streets, while V Narayanan says unused cycle lanes are a waste of valuable road space
#Roadtransport #Transport #UKnews #Transportpolicy #Business #London #TfL #Politics #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff
TfL’s bailiffs are chasing me for a stranger’s unpaid Ulez fines
By Anna Tims
Now TFL is threatening to seize goods for four penalties for a car I’ve never owned
#Lowemissionzones #Money #Consumeraffairs #Consumerrights #Transportpolicy #TfL #Identityfraud #Motoring #UKnews #London #Transport #DVLA #TheGuardian #AnnaTims
Burnham dodges questions on Heathrow third runway as project faces four-year delay
By Sarah Butler and Alexandra Topping
Airport chiefs say 2035 operations deadline unachievable as critics say new delay makes case for project ‘even more dubious’
#Heathrowthirdrunway #Heathrowairport #Infrastructure #AndyBurnham #Airlineindustry #Airtransport #Business #London #Transport #Travelandtransport #UKnews #Environment #Planningpolicy #Tradeunions #Politics #Transportpolicy #Travelleisure #TheGuardian #SarahButler #AlexandraTopping
Burnham dodges questions on Heathrow third runway as project faces four-year delay https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/27/burham-dodges-questions-heathrow-third-runway-delay #HeathrowThirdRunway #HeathrowAirport #Infrastructure #AndyBurnham #AirlineIndustry #AirTransport #Business #London #Transport #TravelAndTransport #UkNews #Environment #PlanningPolicy #TradeUnions #Politics #TransportPolicy #TravelLeisure
Schoolchildren without smartphones penalised with higher bus fares
By Anna Tims
Despite guidance keeping mobile phones out of England’s schools, cheaper travel may only be available via an app
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/sep/26/schoolchildren-smartphones-higher-bus-fares-england
#Busfares #Consumeraffairs #Money #Transport #Mobilephones #UKnews #Smartphones #Children #Youngpeople #England #Mobilephones #Transportpolicy #Publictransport #Parentsofstudents16andunder #Education #Society #TheGuardian #AnnaTims
Schoolchildren without smartphones penalised with higher bus fares https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/sep/26/schoolchildren-smartphones-higher-bus-fares-england #BusFares #ConsumerAffairs #Money #Transport #MobilePhones #UkNews #Smartphones #Children #YoungPeople #England #MobilePhones #TransportPolicy #PublicTransport #ParentsOfStudents16AndUnder #Education #Society
‘Major milestone’: TfL to launch new public bus operator in London
By Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent
Buses for London aims for ‘greener, safer and better-value’ service but private operators say move will not fix problems
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/25/tfl-to-launch-new-public-bus-operator-in-london
#TfL #Publictransport #London #Roadtransport #UKnews #Business #Busfares #Money #Transportpolicy #Transport #Politics #TheGuardian #GwynTophamTransportcorrespondent
‘Major milestone’: TfL to launch new public bus operator in London https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/25/tfl-to-launch-new-public-bus-operator-in-london #Tfl #PublicTransport #London #RoadTransport #UkNews #Business #BusFares #Money #TransportPolicy #Transport #Politics
London buses in decline? Why public transport in global cities is slowing to a crawl – visualised
By Ed Gargan, Gwyn Topham, Prina Shah, Scarlet Pestell and Ashley Kirk
As experts fear for future of UK capital’s bus network, some commuters are giving up entirely. London is not alone – with worrying implications for the poorest in society
#Transport #Roadtransport #Transportpolicy #Politics #UKnews #Business #TheGuardian #EdGargan #GwynTopham #PrinaShah #ScarletPestell #AshleyKirk
Chiltern Railways enters public ownership in Labour nationalisation push https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/20/chiltern-railways-enters-public-ownership-labour-nationalisation #RailIndustry #RailTransport #TransportPolicy #Transport #Labour #Nationalisation #Politics #PublicTransport #UkNews #Business
Chiltern Railways enters public ownership in Labour nationalisation push
By Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent
Operator that runs services between London Marylebone and Birmingham is sixth to be nationalised since 2025
#Railindustry #Railtransport #Transportpolicy #Transport #Labour #Nationalisation #Politics #Publictransport #UKnews #Business #TheGuardian #GwynTophamTransportcorrespondent
Rail passengers get automatic right to switch operators for free when trains are cancelled
By Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent
‘Commonsense change’ looks to end current confusion and put ‘passengers first, not shareholders’ when services are disrupted
#Railindustry #Railtransport #Transport #UKnews #Publictransport #Railfares #Consumeraffairs #Money #Transportpolicy #Consumerrights #Business #Politics #TheGuardian #GwynTophamTransportcorrespondent
Rail passengers get automatic right to switch operators for free when trains are cancelled https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/14/cancelled-trains-rail-passengers-automatic-right-free-switch-operators #RailIndustry #RailTransport #Transport #UkNews #PublicTransport #RailFares #ConsumerAffairs #Money #TransportPolicy #ConsumerRights #Business #Politics
Thousands of ebikes seized by London councils as anger rises over blocked paths
By Lauren Almeida
Operators blame lack of parking and councils bemoan lack of central regulation, as more than 3,000 badly parked bikes seized
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/12/ebikes-seized-london-blocked-paths-lime-forest-voi
#Cyclehireschemes #London #Ebikes #Business #England #Localgovernment #UKnews #TfL #Society #Transport #Transportpolicy #Politics #Localpolitics #Cycling #Cycling #Lifeandstyle #TheGuardian #LaurenAlmeida
Thousands of ebikes seized by London councils as anger rises over blocked paths https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/12/ebikes-seized-london-blocked-paths-lime-forest-voi #CycleHireSchemes #London #Ebikes #Business #England #LocalGovernment #UkNews #Tfl #Society #Transport #TransportPolicy #Politics #LocalPolitics #Cycling #Cycling #LifeAndStyle
Here in Liverpool, buses are back under public control – and that’s great for the only people who really matter | Steve Rotheram
By Steve Rotheram
For decades we were told that privatisation would deliver better services. The experience of millions of passengers tells a different story
#Publictransport #Liverpool #Busfares #Localgovernment #Transportpolicy #Transport #UKnews #Railtransport #Politics #TheGuardian #SteveRotheram
https://www.europesays.com/africa/416193/ Africa’s Roads Are Taking Young Lives- and Costing Economies Billions #Africa #BodaBoda #EconomicCommissionForAfrica #FIAFoundation #HumanCapital #MotorcycleSafety #PublicHealth #RoadSafety #Rwanda #SustainableDevelopment #Tanzania #TrafficInjuries #TransportPolicy #UNStandardHelmets #YouthSafety
Here in Liverpool, buses are back under public control – and that’s great for the only people who really matter | Steve Rotheram https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/08/liverpool-buses-public-control-privatisation-services-passengers #PublicTransport #Liverpool #BusFares #LocalGovernment #TransportPolicy #Transport #UkNews #RailTransport #Politics
Badly parked ebikes in London are a menace – but other cities have shown us the solution | Agustin Guilisasti https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/sep/03/ebike-parking-london-solution-paris-public-space #Ebikes #TransportPolicy #PublicTransport #London #UkNews #England #Transport
Badly parked ebikes in London are a menace – but other cities have shown us the solution | Agustin Guilisasti
By Agustin Guilisasti
Paris converted tens of thousands of on-street parking spaces into docking stations, fundamentally changing its approach to public space
#Ebikes #Transportpolicy #Publictransport #London #UKnews #England #Transport #TheGuardian #AgustinGuilisasti
Sadiq Khan fined by fast-track court over untaxed car City Hall says he doesn’t own
By Ben Quinn Political correspondent
London mayor convicted under ‘conveyor-belt justice’ system where magistrates can decide outcomes in seconds
#SadiqKhan #London #UKcriminaljustice #Law #UKnews #Politics #Transport #Transportpolicy #TheGuardian #BenQuinnPoliticalcorrespondent
Sadiq Khan fined by fast-track court over untaxed car City Hall says he doesn’t own https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/02/sadiq-khan-fined-fast-track-court-untaxed-car-city-hall-says-he-doesnt-own #SadiqKhan #London #UkCriminalJustice #Law #UkNews #Politics #Transport #TransportPolicy
‘132F’: meet the man calling out NYC’s infernally hot subway stations
By Oliver Milman in New York, with photos and video by Thalia Juarez
Jack Klein takes heat readings, gives fans to overheated passengers and lugs big jugs of water into the stations
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/26/new-york-subway-extreme-heat
#NewYork #Extremeheat #Transportpolicy #ZohranMamdani #Extremeweather #Climatecrisis #Environment #USnews #TheGuardian #OliverMilmaninNewYork #withphotos #videobyThaliaJuarez
‘132F’: meet the man calling out NYC’s infernally hot subway stations https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/26/new-york-subway-extreme-heat #NewYork #ExtremeHeat #TransportPolicy #ZohranMamdani #ExtremeWeather #ClimateCrisis #Environment #UsNews
First Bus bans under-16s in Stoke-on-Trent travelling alone after 6pm after disorder https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/aug/23/first-bus-bans-under-16s-in-stoke-on-trent-travelling-alone-after-6pm-after-disorder #BusFares #PublicTransport #UkNews #Stokeontrent #TransportPolicy #Transport #England #Staffordshire
First Bus bans under-16s in Stoke-on-Trent travelling alone after 6pm after disorder
By Donna Ferguson
Company says decision comes after spate of antisocial behaviour since free travel scheme was introduced
#Busfares #Publictransport #UKnews #StokeonTrent #Transportpolicy #Transport #England #Staffordshire #TheGuardian #DonnaFerguson
Burnham scraps restrictions on disabled people’s bus passes in England
By Aletha Adu Political correspondent
Move means holders will be able to travel free on local services at any time of day or night from April next year
#Transportpolicy #Busfares #Consumeraffairs #Money #Labour #Politics #Roadtransport #Transport #UKnews #TheGuardian #AlethaAduPoliticalcorrespondent
Burnham scraps restrictions on disabled people’s bus passes in England https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/17/burnham-scraps-restrictions-disabled-people-bus-passes-england #TransportPolicy #BusFares #ConsumerAffairs #Money #Labour #Politics #RoadTransport #Transport #UkNews
Ok, after a little hiatus, I am back with more quiz questions about the EU! (I do this because I am studying for the civil service exam called EPSO)
What is the name of the European transport policy responsible for connecting European cities via rail and other means of transport?
It’s the SUV tyranny: where have all the normal family cars gone? | Coco Khan
By Coco Khan
They rule the roads and, in their wake, even old-style saloons have been supersized. It’s an illusion of consumer choice
#Motoring #Roadsafety #Children #Automotiveindustry #Transportpolicy #Travelandtransport #Environment #Transport #Society #UKnews #TheGuardian #CocoKhan
It’s the SUV tyranny: where have all the normal family cars gone? | Coco Khan https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/15/suv-normal-family-cars-roads-supersized-consumer-choice #Motoring #RoadSafety #Children #AutomotiveIndustry #TransportPolicy #TravelAndTransport #Environment #Transport #Society #UkNews
Burnham criticised for EV and North Sea approach amid climate crisis
By Jasper Jolly, Rowena Mason and Matthew Taylor
Cut in electric vehicle sales targets could add millions of tonnes of CO2 to emissions in UK, say green campaigners
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/14/andy-burnham-new-ev-sales-targets
#Climatecrisis #AndyBurnham #Electrichybridandlowemissioncars #Automotiveindustry #Automotiveemissions #Greenhousegasemissions #Ethicalandgreenliving #Environment #Business #Travelandtransport #Motoring #Transport #Transportpolicy #Manufacturingsector #UKnews #Wildfires #Drought #Extremeheat #TheGuardian #JasperJolly #RowenaMason #MatthewTaylor
Andy Burnham looks to cut new EV sales targets https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/14/andy-burnham-new-ev-sales-targets #ElectricHybridAndLowemissionCars #AutomotiveIndustry #AutomotiveEmissions #GreenhouseGasEmissions #EthicalAndGreenLiving #Environment #Business #TravelAndTransport #Motoring #AndyBurnham #Transport #TransportPolicy #ManufacturingSector #UkNews
Will Andy Burnham’s everyday fixes be enough to get the public on his side? https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/11/will-andy-burnhams-everyday-fixes-be-enough-to-get-the-public-on-his-side #AndyBurnham #Politics #BusFares #Labour #Money #ConsumerAffairs #UkNews #TransportPolicy
‘Leicester Square, please guv’: Self-driving taxis cleared for London streets ‘later this summer’ https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/05/self-driving-taxis-approved-london-summer-2026-wayve-uber #SelfdrivingCars #Uber #AutomotiveIndustry #TransportPolicy #Transport #London #Business #Politics #UkNews #Technology #TechnologySector #Tfl #RoadSafety #RoadTransport
‘Leicester Square, please guv’: Self-driving taxis cleared for London streets ‘later this summer’
By Jasper Jolly
Wayve Uber wins first minicab licence for autonomous cabs from TfL but vehicles will have a safety driver (at first)
#Selfdrivingcars #Uber #Automotiveindustry #Transportpolicy #Transport #London #Business #Politics #UKnews #Technology #Technologysector #TfL #Roadsafety #Roadtransport #TheGuardian #JasperJolly
A rail nightmare: what it’s like on England’s busiest commuter-only train https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/04/a-rail-nightmare-what-its-like-on-englands-busiest-commuter-only-train #RailTransport #PublicTransport #Transport #RailIndustry #TransportPolicy #Politics #UkNews
US push to defund ‘DEI bike lanes’ will make roads less safe, advocates say https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/30/bike-lanes-defund-trump-administration-dei #TrumpAdministration #Cycling #NewMexico #NewYork #TransportPolicy #UsPolitics #UsNews
US push to defund ‘DEI bike lanes’ will make roads less safe, advocates say
By Eric Berger
Trump administration boasts of cutting $1.73bn already allocated for cycling improvements to city streets
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/30/bike-lanes-defund-trump-administration-dei
#Trumpadministration #Cycling #NewMexico #NewYork #Transportpolicy #USpolitics #USnews #TheGuardian #EricBerger
Scoff at cheaper bus fares and No 10 North if you like, but Andy Burnham knows what he’s doing | Jonathan Freedland https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/24/andy-burnham-no-10-north-manchester-bus-fares #AndyBurnham #Politics #UkNews #KemiBadenoch #BusFares #TransportPolicy
Burnham is acting like he’s mayor of everywhere – that’s not devolving power to local communities | Simon Jenkins https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/24/andy-burnham-mayor-everywhere-devolving-localism-centralised-meloni-macron #LocalGovernment #AndyBurnham #Devolution #SocialCare #Homelessness #Politics #UkNews #Nhs #TransportPolicy #BusFares #Labour
Bus fare cap coming from aid budget will hit world’s poorest, Burnham told
By Kiran Stacey Policy editor
Funding proposal for cost of living policy ‘throws global south countries under the bus’, says ActionAid UK director
#Transportpolicy #Aid #AndyBurnham #Politics #UKnews #Society #Busfares #Transport #Labour #TheGuardian #KiranStaceyPolicyeditor
Transport secretary ‘100% sure’ new cap on bus fares in England is fully funded – UK politics live https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jul/22/andy-burnham-labour-government-bus-fares-uk-politics-latest-news-updates #Politics #UkNews #Labour #AndyBurnham #BusFares #Transport #TransportPolicy
Britain’s cars and SUVs are growing bigger – but there is a way to stop this deadly ‘carspreading’ | Christian Wolmar https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/12/britain-car-suv-big-large-vehicle-road-pedestrians #TravelAndTransport #Children #Motoring #RoadSafety #Environment #AutomotiveIndustry #Society #UkNews #Europe #TransportPolicy
Making public transport fully accessible ‘could boost UK economy by £176bn’ https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jul/06/public-transport-fully-accessible-boost-uk-economy #Transport #RailTransport #RailIndustry #RoadTransport #UkNews #TransportPolicy #Business #Politics #Disability #Infrastructure
Ministers ‘furious’ over cuts to road projects to fund defence plan https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/01/ministers-furious-cuts-road-projects-fund-defence-plan #DefencePolicy #Labour #Politics #KeirStarmer #AndyBurnham #RobertJenrick #ReformUk #UkNews #RoadTransport #Transport #TransportPolicy #Lincolnshire